Tharamani
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Tharamani is an area in the south Indian city of Chennai
. It is known for IT parks like Tidel Park
, ASCENDAS, Elnet Software City, and TICEL Biotech Park which are situated in this area. It is located adjacent to the posh residential locality of Adyar in south Chennai.
Tidel Park
, an information technology
(IT) park
that houses many IT companies, is the first of its kind in south India. Before building this IT park the land in which it is located is mostly a vacant land and the remaining space for parking is taken from MGR film city.
Tharamani borders the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, one of the seven IIT
s. Tharamani is home to several research labs and institutions, such as Central Leather Research Institute
(CLRI), Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute
(CEERI), National Environmental Engineering Research Institute
(NEERI), and Voluntary Health Services and the most renowned polytechnic of Tamil Nadu
, Central Polytechnic (CPT). 80% of those who have studied at CPT are working abroad. The National Institute of Fashion Technology
(NIFT), is also present in Taramani. Further south, several small scale industries and factories are located in the Vikram Sarabhai Instronics Estate.
The World Bank
opened one of its largest offices in Taramani to house its growing financial and technical support services. The 120000 square feet (11,148.4 m²) facility is on a 3.5 acres (14,164 m²) plot near Ascendas.
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(ECR), it is not used as frequently nowadays. It is being renamed as the IT corridor. Another important road in the area is the Tharamani Link Road which links Tharamani with Velachery. This is now being widened into a 6-lane road because of the enormous increase in traffic after the year 2005.
The Area is developing rapidly owing to the IT Sector booming around the locality. Good roads had been laid and it is also developing to be one of the decent residential localities in Chennai. The Tharamani Railway station is in Thandhai Periyar Nagar, a prominent avenue in the locality. It is also close to the newly developed residential locality of Velachery.
The temple of Madhya Kailash
, at the junction of the Old Mahabalipuram Road and Sardar Patel Road, marks the beginning of Tharamani. Tharamani adjoins Adyar, Thiruvanmiyur
and Velachery
. The developments in the neighbouring areas of Velachery and Perungudi will further stimulate the progress of Taramani as a well-developed area in South Chennai.
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
. It is known for IT parks like Tidel Park
Tidel Park
TIDEL Park is an information technology park situated in the city of Chennai, India. The name TIDEL is a portmanteau of TIDCO and ELCOT. An ISO 9001/14001 company, it is the largest IT park in Asia...
, ASCENDAS, Elnet Software City, and TICEL Biotech Park which are situated in this area. It is located adjacent to the posh residential locality of Adyar in south Chennai.
Tidel Park
Tidel Park
TIDEL Park is an information technology park situated in the city of Chennai, India. The name TIDEL is a portmanteau of TIDCO and ELCOT. An ISO 9001/14001 company, it is the largest IT park in Asia...
, an information technology
Information technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
(IT) park
Industrial park
An industrial park is an area zoned and planned for the purpose of industrial development...
that houses many IT companies, is the first of its kind in south India. Before building this IT park the land in which it is located is mostly a vacant land and the remaining space for parking is taken from MGR film city.
Tharamani borders the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, one of the seven IIT
Indian Institutes of Technology
The Indian Institutes of Technology are a group of autonomous engineering and technology-oriented institutes of higher education. The IITs are governed by the Institutes of Technology Act, 1961 which has declared them as “institutions of national importance”, and lays down their powers, duties,...
s. Tharamani is home to several research labs and institutions, such as Central Leather Research Institute
Central Leather Research Institute
Central Leather Research Institute or CLRI is the world's largest leather research institute. It is located near IIT-M in Adyar, Chennai ....
(CLRI), Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute
Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute
Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute , headquartered at Pilani, Rajasthan is a pioneer research institute in India and a constituent laboratory of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research , New Delhi, established in 1953 for advanced research and development in Electronics. Since...
(CEERI), National Environmental Engineering Research Institute
National Environmental Engineering Research Institute
The National Environmental Engineering Research Institute is a research institute created and funded by Government of India. It was established in Nagpur in 1958 with focus on water supply, sewage disposal, communicable diseases and to some extent on industrial pollution and occupational diseases...
(NEERI), and Voluntary Health Services and the most renowned polytechnic of Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
, Central Polytechnic (CPT). 80% of those who have studied at CPT are working abroad. The National Institute of Fashion Technology
National Institute of Fashion Technology
National Institute of Fashion Technology is a prestigious fashion institute in India. It was set up in 1986 under the aegis of the Ministry of Textiles, Government of India and is a premier institution in design, management and technology, developing professionals leadership positions in the...
(NIFT), is also present in Taramani. Further south, several small scale industries and factories are located in the Vikram Sarabhai Instronics Estate.
The World Bank
World Bank
The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programmes.The World Bank's official goal is the reduction of poverty...
opened one of its largest offices in Taramani to house its growing financial and technical support services. The 120000 square feet (11,148.4 m²) facility is on a 3.5 acres (14,164 m²) plot near Ascendas.
Transport
The area is served by several buses. There is a bus terminus in Taramani. It is served by the station on the Chennai MRTSMass Rapid Transit System (Chennai)
The Chennai MRTS is an elevated line of the urban mass rapid transit system in Chennai , India. The line currently runs within the city from Chennai Beach to Velachery, covering a distance of 25 km with 21 stations...
.
Film City
The Chennai Film City was constructed in Tharamani in 1996. The Film City was a major project of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalitha during her first term in office. Recently, however, it has fallen on hard times, and there have been news reports that it is being converted into a "Knowledge Park".Adjoining throughfares
The Old Mahabalipuram Road is Tharamani's arterial road, with most of Tharamani's institutions having been constructed on it. This road was originally the main thoroughfare to Mahabalipuram, but with the construction of the East Coast RoadEast Coast Road
East Coast Road is a two lane highway in Tamil Nadu, India, built along the coast of the Bay of Bengal connecting Chennai to Cuddalore via Pondicherry. Presently, the East Coast Road has been extended up to Thoothukudi via Chidambaram, Karaikal, Nagore, Nagapattinam, Thiruthuraipoondi, Muthupet,...
(ECR), it is not used as frequently nowadays. It is being renamed as the IT corridor. Another important road in the area is the Tharamani Link Road which links Tharamani with Velachery. This is now being widened into a 6-lane road because of the enormous increase in traffic after the year 2005.
The Area is developing rapidly owing to the IT Sector booming around the locality. Good roads had been laid and it is also developing to be one of the decent residential localities in Chennai. The Tharamani Railway station is in Thandhai Periyar Nagar, a prominent avenue in the locality. It is also close to the newly developed residential locality of Velachery.
The temple of Madhya Kailash
Madhya Kailash
Madhya Kailash , also known as Nadukkayilai in Tamil, is a Hindu temple in South Chennai, located at the junction between Sardar Patel Road, Adyar and Rajiv Gandhi Salai...
, at the junction of the Old Mahabalipuram Road and Sardar Patel Road, marks the beginning of Tharamani. Tharamani adjoins Adyar, Thiruvanmiyur
Thiruvanmiyur
-Transport:The area is easily accessible by Metropolitan Transport Corporation buses and has a sprawling bus terminus. Bus Routes connecting Thiruvanmiyur with other places in Chennai are: 1, 1A, 1C, 1D, 6D, 22A, 23C Extn., 29M,29C Extn., 41C, A47, 47A, 47D, M1, M49, M7, C51, T51, M23, M19, M70,...
and Velachery
Velachery
-Geography:Velachery has mostly areas of hard rock, and a big marshland in the southern region of the area. It is said that this marshland was once a natural bird sanctuary. But nowadays, due to encroachment and rapid real estate development, the sanctuary has disappeared. Even today there is a big...
. The developments in the neighbouring areas of Velachery and Perungudi will further stimulate the progress of Taramani as a well-developed area in South Chennai.